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Super Mario Bros. (1993)

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Our Review Published January 23, 2018

Mario Bros. Series Episode 1

Pixelated plumbers Mario and Luigi spent a decade warping through various video games, cartoons, and comic books before finally arriving on the big screen as Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo in the 1993 live action adventure Super Mario Bros/. Hosts Justin, Stuart, and Arnie dredge up this moldy oldie to assess whether Hollywoodâ€™s first attempt at adapting an arcade hit deserved to Bob-omb so badly. Devolve your lizard brain and listen to this super show now.

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Andrea Powell Bob Hoskins Dan Castellaneta Dana Kaminski Dennis Hopper Don Lake Fiona Shaw Fisher Stevens Frank Welker Gianni Russo Joe West John Leguizamo Lance Henriksen Mark Jeffrey Miller Patt Noday Richard Edson Robert D. Raiford Samantha Mathis Terry Finn Wallace Merck

Super Mario Bros. (1993)

1993 PG 1h 44m

Mario and Luigi, plumbers from Brooklyn, find themselves in an alternate universe where evolved dinosaurs live in hi-tech squalor. They're the only hope to save our universe from invasion by the dino dictator, Koopa.

Release Date

May 28, 1993

Director

Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton

Writer

Parker Bennett, Terry Runte, Ed Solomon

Stars

Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Samantha Mathis, Fisher Stevens, Richard Edson, Fiona Shaw, Dana Kaminski, Mojo Nixon, Gianni Russo , Francesca P. Roberts, Lance Henriksen, Sylvia Harman, Desiree Marie Velez, Andrea Powell, Heather Pendergast, Melanie Salvatore, John Fifer, Don Lake, Terry Finn, Thomas Merdis, Michael Harding, Michael Lynch, Scott Mactavish, Wallace Merck, Mona B. Fierro, Karen Brigman, Christi K. Work, Joy Reese, Lucy Alpaugh, Robert D. Raiford, Harry S. Murphy, Patt Noday, Robert Lee Edwards, Ronald Lou Edwards, Matthew Zachary Hopkins, Robert Priester, Preston Lane, Jim Asaki, Matt Nikko, Kevin West, Jeffrey Pillars, Frank Welker, Dan Castellaneta, Fred Folger, David Kraus, Ronnie Jay Leipold, Alan McCoy, Mark Jeffrey Miller, Carlene Moore, Neil Riddaway, Joe West

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Producer

Jake Eberts, Roland Joffé

Cinematography

Dean Semler

Music

Alan Silvestri

Genre

Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Theatrical Release, Video Game Movies

Country

United Kingdom, United States of America

Language

English

Budget

$48,000,000

External Links

IMDb | TMDB

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slug says:

April 28, 2026 at 10:13 am

i loooooooooooooooooooooove this movie WARTS AND ALL!!!!! saw it when i was 9 in the theatre as a MASSIVE Super Mario fan and it blew my mind.

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